legume
Lentils
Red lentils cook in about 20 minutes, no soaking.
About it
Red lentils need no soaking and fall apart into a thick soup in about 20 minutes. Green and brown lentils hold their shape for salads. Eat them with something rich in vitamin C, like tomato or lemon, to help absorb their iron.
Ways to eat it
- Red lentil soup
- Green lentil salad
- Stirred into a tomato sauce